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The Bay of Navarino; the historical [[Italy|Italian]] name for the Bay of Pylos, lies on the south-west coast of the [[Greek]] Peloponnese. Two battles have been fought within its shores.
The Bay of Navarino; the historical [[Italy|Italian]] name for the Bay of Pylos, lies on the south-west coast of the [[Greek]] Peloponnese. Two battles have been fought within its shores.
==First battle==
In 425BC the [[Athens|Athenian]] general [[Demosthenes]] defeated [[Sparta]]n forces during the [[Second Peloponnesian War]] in what is now known as the [[Battle of Pylos]].
In 425BC the [[Athens|Athenian]] general [[Demosthenes]] defeated [[Sparta]]n forces during the [[Second Peloponnesian War]] in what is now known as the [[Battle of Pylos]].
==The battle==
==Second battle==
On 20 October 1827, during the War of Greek Independence, a pro-Greek coalition force of British, French and Russian ships under the command of Admiral Sir Edmund Codrington overcame a Turkish/North African force under Ibrahim Pasha which had been anchored in the Bay.
On 20 October 1827, during the War of Greek Independence, a pro-Greek coalition force of British, French and Russian ships under the command of Admiral Sir Edmund Codrington overcame a Turkish/North African force under Ibrahim Pasha which had been anchored in the Bay.